December 2016

Descriptive analysis of rainfall and temperature trends over Akure, Nigeria

Climate change is expected to alter rainfall and temperature regimes across the world, Nigeria inclusive. Climate projections indicate warming and changes in rainfall varied from one location to another. This study presents a descriptive analysis of rainfall and temperature in Akure, Nigeria for a period of 32-year (1980 to 2011) using monthly record from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) and the Climatic...

Author(s): Olujumoke A. Ogunrayi, Folorunso M. Akinseye, Valerie Goldberg and Christian Bernhofer